Wes Ely, MD, MPH
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Wes Ely, MD, MPH
@weselymd.bsky.social
Husband & Dad. ICU Doc. Vanderbilt. @CIBScenter studies Covid & Long Covid, ICU Survivorship, Dementia, Delirium, PICS. Fighting misinformation. Posts my own. Still learning.
Adding to my 🧵 above…

“Depleted serotonin could especially explain memory problems and some neurological and cognitive symptoms of long Covid…”

Thanks Pam Belluck for this NYTs coverage:

nyti.ms/45tXc2U
nyti.ms
October 17, 2023 at 3:39 PM
3/fin
Through work like this, we legitimize not only LC, but also #MECFS #LongLyme etc & take one step closer to finding medical solutions for past & future post-infectious states + syndromes like #PICS
bit.ly/3Fjx3Jp
October 17, 2023 at 3:08 PM
2/ Tryptophan is an essential amino acid - we don’t make it.

So if we’re “programmed” to absorb ⬇️ from our diet, we sleep poorly, think worse, and all sorts of other bodily functions go awry.

Will SSRI & SNRI meds help, or anti-virals, or immuno-modulators?

Trials will tell.
October 17, 2023 at 3:07 PM